Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

He who hangs on the errors of the ignorant multitude, must not be counted among great men.

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This is a proof of a well-trained mind, to rejoice in what is good and to grieve at the opposite.

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A war is never undertaken by the ideal state, except in defense of its honor or its safety.

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A person who is wise does nothing against their will, nothing with sighing or under coercion.

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War should be undertaken in such a way as to show that its only object is peace.

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In a promise, what you thought, and not what you said, is always to be considered.

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. . . for until that God who rules all the region of the sky . . . has freed you from the fetters of your body, you cannot gain admission here. Men were created with the understanding that they were to look after that sphere called Earth, which you see in the middle of the temple. Minds have been given to them out of the eternal fires you call fixed stars and planets, those spherical solids which, quickened with divine minds, journey through their circuits and orbits with amazing speed.

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Life is nothing without friendship.

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Let reason govern desire.

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For he, indeed, who looks into the face of a friend beholds, as it were, a copy of himself.

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Even if you have nothing to write, write and say so.

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More laws, less justice.

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For every man's nature is concealed with many folds of disguise, and covered as it were with various veils. His brows, his eyes, and very often his countenance, are deceitful, and his speech is most commonly a lie.

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Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.

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There is no more sure tie between friends than when they are united in their objects and wishes.

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Nothing is more praiseworthy, nothing more suited to a great and illustrious man than placability and a merciful disposition.

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Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself; you will never err if you listen to your own suggestions.

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We must not only obtain Wisdom: we must enjoy her.

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For even if the allotted space of life be short, it is long enough in which to live honorably and well.

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I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

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